Private company

Virgin Trains East Coast

Former British train operating company

Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) (legal name East Coast Main Line Company Limited) was a British train operating company that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland. It commenced operations on 1 March 2015, taking over from East Coast as a joint venture between Stagecoach (90%) and Virgin Group (10%).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) (legal name East Coast Main Line Company Limited) was a British train operating company that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland. It commenced operations on 1 March 2015, taking over from East Coast as a joint venture between Stagecoach (90%) and Virgin Group (10%).2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded East Coast1
  2. Succeeded by London North Eastern Railway1

Timeline

  1. 2015Founded Founded1

Sources

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